Whitley takes a job substitute teaching for an unruly remedial class at a run-down junior high school. The students are completely out of control the first day, then suddenly behave themselves perfectly. Whitley discovers that they all purposely failed their tests. She considers giving up, but instead challenges the students to prove their intelligence. At the principal's suggestion, she uses her own background to cover the material left out of the outdated textbooks. Dorian finally asks Lena on a date. He stuns her by revealing that he does not believe in pre-marital sex. She decides that she is still interested in having a relationship with him.

Dwayne discovers that Whitley has goaded Kim into letting her assist in the planning of her own surprise birthday party. Dwayne takes Whitley to a cheap dinner and tells her that he scrapped the party. She feels that she deserves a nice birthday after her rough year, while he insists that she should have trusted him to plan the party on his own. Dwayne sends Whitley into the kitchen, then sneaks all of their friends into the living room to surprise her. Charmaine and Terrell struggle badly in French class. They refuse to accept help from prize pupil Gina, and all other tutors dismiss them as a lost cause. Terrified at the prospect of having their perfect grade point averages ruined, they hide a baby monitor in Gina's bag in an attempt to learn the contents of the oral midterm. Charmaine and Terrell get caught and automatically fail the midterm, leaving Charmaine humiliated. She admits that she wouldn't have been so desperate to get a good grade if Gina hadn't taunted her about her struggles. Gina points out that Charmaine treated her the same way in math. They apologize, and Gina offers to help her improve her grade.

With her music recital three days away, Vanessa cannot play a note on the clarinet. So Cliff arranges for her music teacher to give her private lessons. Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie guest stars as Vanessa's music teacher who tries to give her a crash course in the clarinet.

Dr. Cliff Huxtable and his wife, Clair, a lawyer, invite daughter Denise's bright new boyfriend to dinner. But the outspoken fellow soon wears out his welcome when he criticizes the medical and legal professions.

Excited that the whole family will be together for Thanksgiving, Cliff anxiously waits for Sondra' s arrival home from Princeton. But instead of celebrating, Sondra spends the holiday trying to persuade her parents to let her go to Paris for the summer.

Cliff gives the children a lecture on the importance of picking their father a suitable gift instead of the neon ties and yo-yos they usually buy him. The kids take his advice to heart and plan a special Father's Day for their dad six months early.

After realizing that their busy schedules have caused them to miss out on important events in each other's lives, the girls decide to go out together on Saturday night. They are immediately hit on at the cafe, and the owner ejects Max for heckling a stand-up act. Regine leads them to a gay bar, where they are surprised to find Russell tending bar (he loves the tips). Khadijah beats a fierce drag queen named Hank at arcade basketball (by cheating); Max is mistaken for a man; Synclaire helps a man get over the handyman who dumped him; and Regine dances with Russell and almost admits to enjoying herself. Meanwhile, Kyle and Overton nearly get into a fistfight when Overton learns that Kyle's boss and his nephews didn't pay the cover charge for their pay-per-view boxing party. After getting sick from the pork rinds, hitting his head on the toilet, and being trampled by partygoers, Jeffrey declares that he had a great time and gives Kyle a big account.

Kyle is appointed the church's new choir director. He gives in to Regine's pleading and awards her the solo in the performance honoring the church's 50th anniversary. When he discovers that she can't sing a note, Kyle decides to save Regine from public humiliation and give the solo to the talented Latrice. After a distraught Regine throws a fit and continually disrupts rehearsal, Latrice returns the solo. Overton and Synclaire force Regine to face the truth about her singing, and she rehearses all night in the hopes of improving. She comes down with laryngitis, Kyle and Latrice take over her part, and the performance goes off without a hitch. Meanwhile, Khadijah is wary of the reactions of her fellow parishioners when she attends church for the first time in two years.

Overton and Synclaire's engagement party is marred when her bickering parents announce that they have separated. When Synclaire begins to express doubts about her own union, Overton forces the James' to talk things out. Lilah reveals that she has tired of her husband's constant wisecracks. She has not revealed her desire to become a lounge singer because she fears Clinton's ridicule. He agrees to support her dream, and they realize that their problems are manageable. Regine tries to use the party as a trap to prove that Max and Kyle are seeing each other. Max suggests that they bring phony dates to throw off Regine; but is distressed when Kyle flies a model friend in from Los Angeles for the evening, while she is stuck with the perpetually boring Teddy. Max finally takes Kyle to the kitchen and confesses that she is seething with jealousy. Kyle pressures her into admitting that she likes him, and she is on the verge of making a more significant admission when Regine bursts in. Max pretends that she is choking Kyle, and Regine is foiled again.

As Khadijah prepares to accept an award for her work at Flavor, the group recalls a time when Flavor was just a dream; Max lived with Khadijah and Regine (until she and Regine tried to kill each other); and Regine dated Kyle and his Afro. They later reminisce about Synclaire's arrival from Minnesota (along with Crispus Attucks, her seven-foot high troll doll); and her first meeting with Overton, who immediately told Kyle that he had just met the mother of his children. Synclaire is shocked to learn that she was on the verge of being thrown out--until she hit Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the car and landed Flavor's first cover story. Despite mishaps with the cheap limo service hired by Synclaire and a broken subway car, they are able to make the ceremony, where Khadijah accepts her award and thanks her friends for their support. Meanwhile, Max admits that she has gone so long without a date that Kyle is starting to seem desirable. "Maybe you're just starting to see straight," he replies.

When a woman is hit by a fatal stray bullet resulting in a car crash, police immediately suspect this is no random act of violence. But it’s hard to find anyone who would have targeted someone so cherished by everyone she knew – that is until they dig deeper into a whirlwind romance and find lies, jealousy and betrayal.

Antoinette Chase was the woman with everything, so no one could understand when she died in an apparent suicide. But soon, detectives uncover evidence of foul play and must question whether the victim’s white picket fence life was just an illusion.

When book smart, Amber Reeve’s jailhouse romance turns deadly she must decide if her newfound love is worth more than her freedom. Later, beauty queen, Kumari Fulbright’s, dream of becoming a lawyer crumbles when a dangerous love triangle unravels.

Abby Kemp falls for a man who introduces her to the thrills of high stakes robbery, but the dangerous lifestyle catches up with the Georgia peach, fast. In Houston, faced with losing their rent-free lifestyle, teen mom Cierra Jacobs and her boyfriend lash out at the one man who showed them kindness.

Dominique Atkinson finds love in the arms of a young Marine. But when she learns that he’s married and his wife threatens their romance, they devise a plan to eliminate her. In L.A., Destiny Young falls hard for a career criminal, and gets wrapped up in a crime spree that will bring the city to its knees.

Whitley takes a job substitute teaching for an unruly remedial class at a run-down junior high school. The students are completely out of control the first day, then suddenly behave themselves perfectly. Whitley discovers that they all purposely failed their tests. She considers giving up, but instead challenges the students to prove their intelligence. At the principal's suggestion, she uses her own background to cover the material left out of the outdated textbooks. Dorian finally asks Lena on a date. He stuns her by revealing that he does not believe in pre-marital sex. She decides that she is still interested in having a relationship with him.

Dwayne discovers that Whitley has goaded Kim into letting her assist in the planning of her own surprise birthday party. Dwayne takes Whitley to a cheap dinner and tells her that he scrapped the party. She feels that she deserves a nice birthday after her rough year, while he insists that she should have trusted him to plan the party on his own. Dwayne sends Whitley into the kitchen, then sneaks all of their friends into the living room to surprise her. Charmaine and Terrell struggle badly in French class. They refuse to accept help from prize pupil Gina, and all other tutors dismiss them as a lost cause. Terrified at the prospect of having their perfect grade point averages ruined, they hide a baby monitor in Gina's bag in an attempt to learn the contents of the oral midterm. Charmaine and Terrell get caught and automatically fail the midterm, leaving Charmaine humiliated. She admits that she wouldn't have been so desperate to get a good grade if Gina hadn't taunted her about her struggles. Gina points out that Charmaine treated her the same way in math. They apologize, and Gina offers to help her improve her grade.

Ron convinces Mr. Gaines to purchase a club with him. Ron has maxed out his credit cards to cover the down payment, but believes he can make back all the money on opening night. The band he had booked backs out at the last minute. Mr. Gaines calls upon his grandnieces, four awkward young women from the country who have never sung outside of the church choir. Ron cannot bring himself to tell Mr. Gaines that they would make a terrible headlining act. Whitley and Ron storm out in frustration after trying to choreograph the girls. Lena, Gina and Charmaine manage to convince the girls to loosen up and add some flash to their act. Although still clumsy, the foursome manages to deliver a fine performance.

Col. Taylor recommends that Dwayne apply for a summer job with Kinishewa. Dwayne follows Col. Taylor's suggestion by inviting the company vice president over for dinner (for an interview in a less formal setting). Dwayne and Whitley are stunned when the man's assistant, Kinu, arrives in his place. Although Kinu seems friendly and gracious, Whitley warns Dwayne that she is out for revenge. Dwayne comes to agree with Whitley after Kinu informs him that another applicant received the job. Kinu angrily points out that she is also married, and outlines the qualifications of the man who was hired. Dwayne realizes that he was not the best candidate for the job, and has a very hard time dealing with the disappointment. Whitley assures him that she still believes in him.

Theo wants to visit his friend in the hospital, but something holds him back.

Vanessa wants to be her school's first female drum major.

"Handyman" Cliff tries to fix a leaking pipe.

Rudy writes her own fairy tale.

Cliff's competitiveness bowls Clair over.

Clair counsels a friend in need.

Denise Huxtable returns home for a visit.

Theo and his pals plan the perfect prom night.

Theo casts a line for fish and catches fame instead.

When Denise drops out of Hillman and Theo fails to secure a dorm room at NYU, the Huxtable household must rearrange itself to "accommodate" them.

The results of Cliff’s blood test and physical may put his lifelong romance with hoagies, cheesecake and chocolate soda on the rocks - permanently.

A `D' on a freshman English paper sends Theo into a tailspin of self-doubt, while a late night argument between Rudy and her sleep-over friend threatens Cliff's sleep - and his sanity.

After a disastrous dinner at Elvin and Sondra's, Cliff and Clair implore them to move to a better apartment for their new baby's sake.

Vanessa's teen romance suffers the slings and arrows of outrageous rumors, and Denise's new job creates a continental divide.

Cliff and Clair become grandparents for the first (and second) time, when Sondra delivers twins! Theo gets the cold shoulder from his girlfriend when he ogles a curvaceous fellow student once too often. (Part 1 of 2)

Cliff and Clair become grandparents for the first (and second) time, when Sondra delivers twins! Theo gets the cold shoulder from his girlfriend when he ogles a curvaceous fellow student once too often. (Part 2 of 2.)

Two-timing Theo gets rejected by two women in the same day. Rudy works part-time for Cliff to earn enough money to buy Clair a birthday present.

Vanessa' s career as lead singer of “The Lipsticks” gets nipped in the bud when Cliff and Clair get an eyeful of her skimpy costume.

After being taken advantage of several times Jasmine attends “Suckers Anonymous”, a support group for the gullible. Meanwhile, when the bullying at school gets to be too much, Cordell gets a gun to take care of the bully himself. Delroy has to convince Cordell that violence is not the right answer.

Fabian’s cousin, Claire Boyant, does a palm reading for everyone in the gang. Latrell is warned that something terrible will happen to him in the next 72 hours and he becomes super paranoid. Imunique is told that she will find love where she least expects it and ends up going out with a rich, white guy.

After being audited by the IRS, Delroy finds out that he owes a lot of money in back taxes. However, the older, lonely, female IRS agent offers Delroy an out… which Delroy assumes means sleeping with her in exchange for the back taxes going away. Meanwhile, Imunique and Jasmine are both into the same guy… who is more into Fabian.